Irvine, Calif., Feb. 14, 2005 -- A new study investigating the respiratory system of insects may have solved a mystery that has intrigued physiologists for decades: why insects routinely stop ...

A new explanation for one of nature's most mysterious processes, the transformation of caterpillars into moths or butterflies, might best be described as breathless. The research shows that a baby ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Insects possess an elaborate tracheal system that enables transport of gaseous oxygen from the atmosphere directly to the inner organs.

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